Well, I don't know if it is real, but I hope so. Treo 650 aside, I'd like to see Cingular officially support Media Works usage on the Treo devices. Their coverage is supposedly good in my area and the $20 price for unlimited data is reasonable. My understanding is that Sprint's data network is faster, so that would probably be my preference, but it's nice to have more choices.

I've been using media works unlimited on my Treo since it was first offered. Of course I also have a V600 on my account which is what I specified when I added the media works package.

Right. I know that you can use it. The point is that it's not officially supported (or, more accurately, it's officially not supported). I wouldn't want to skirt the system, find myself locked into a one-year contract, then have them notice and cancel my Media Works package but still be locked into my account.

That said, what's up with them offering the Media Works plan for these phones for a "limited time"? Either do it or don't do it.

I just stopped by my local Cingular store and they had a price list from 7/22/04 on hand. The unlimited MediaWorks package plan at $19.95 was on there but it was specifically NOT for PDA phones (like the Treo 600). There is another $39.99 unlimited plan that is the only authorized plan for Treo 600's.

Also, when I look online, I do NOT see Treo's listed on these plans at all.
Another thing that bothers me about this announcement is the wording"

Not to discredit anyone's information...but has anyone contacted this sales rep from Cingular to see if they acutally will have the 650 come November? I have seen far too many dates being thrown around, and even though the November 'date' is a general timeframe, I would like to know if they will actually have them ready for the onslaught of calls they will receive for people wanting one.

I stopped by a different Cingular store and the rep was much more knowledgeable about treos and GPRS and their data plans. He signed me up for the MediaWorks package at $19.99 and transfered over my number. All went extremely well and I am now running with all services on Cingular (pop2, imaps, http, ssh, etc.)

any idea when cingular will get the 650, and how much? I already have cingular, and want to get the 650 when it comes out. I kinda miss my 600 that I had with cingular, but I hated the screen, so I got a tt3 and t616 from cingular. Any info would be appreciated.

Jaytee,
Got Media Works for my Treo about a month ago ($19.95). The 800#rep didn't indicate that it was a "special offer", she just told that based on my usage, that package would save me money. Maybe she didn't realize what the Treo was. They also signed me up for insurance when I bought the phone back in June. I had to collect on it last month. Boy was I shocked when I called in the claim and was told they didn't insure smartphones. They honored the claim anyway since I had paid the premium, but now I'm afraid to walk around with my phone :-)

Sprint's wont be if the 650 has edge. Then cingular's $20 all you can eat will be unbeatable, because you will have the coverage and the speed, rather than having to choose between one or the other.

My understanding is that EDGE simply gets GPRS up to the speeds that Sprint and Verizon's regular CDMA data networks are already up to. Verizon's newest data network is supposedly the fastest out there, though their Treo isn't compatible with it. Further, one of the biggest problems that even these "fast" networks have is latency. IMO, more effort needs to be put towards eliminating that issue.

The importance of EDGE is, you can finally get AS GOOD a data service from a GSM carrier as you can get from a CDMA carrier. Competition is a good thing. If Sprint/Verizon cripple the 650's bluetooth capabilities, you can try your luck with Cingular (or whoever).